Quantification of three chlorinated dialkyl phosphates, diphenyl phosphate, 2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoic acid, and four other organophosphates in human urine by solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 409, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1323-1332

  Jayatilaka, Nayana K ^a   Restrepo, Paula ^a   Williams, LaTasha ^a   Ospina, Maria ^a   Valentin Blasini, Liza ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Metabolite; Urine

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHASE SEPARATION;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRIES; OFF-LINE SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE ESTERS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; URINE;

EXTRACTION;

2,3,4,5-TETRABROMO BENZOIC ACID; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

AUTOMATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE;

AUTOMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; LIMIT OF DETECTION; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84994754079     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-0061-4     Document Type: Article

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